Meds
by Placebo
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 103 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 78 out of 103
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 103
  3. Negative: 8 out of 103

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  1. Ricko
    Mar 21, 2012
    8
    Meds has got an energy and freshness that wasn't quite present on the bands previous albums since Without You I'm Nothing. Although far from perfect, it's got some great stuff on it and it's probably Placebo's best produced album. In the Cold Light of Morning is the only track I really don't like - it's dreary B-Side material at best.. Every other track has it's merits. There are someMeds has got an energy and freshness that wasn't quite present on the bands previous albums since Without You I'm Nothing. Although far from perfect, it's got some great stuff on it and it's probably Placebo's best produced album. In the Cold Light of Morning is the only track I really don't like - it's dreary B-Side material at best.. Every other track has it's merits. There are some average tracks with good parts to them but there are also a lot of great tracks. Because I Want You and Follow the Cops Back Home are the highlights for me. The title track works really well with VV from the Kills guesting. Michael Stipes appearance is wasted on Broken Promise - it's an ok song but there is no room for Stipe to add anything extra to the track.… Expand
  2. Charlyrockstar
    Apr 14, 2014
    10
    The best album since Without You I'm Nothing, and the best album of hte decade, an classic album, have all the energy, have it all,is an album with no mistakes, is the perfect album that the old fans should have
  3. Hein
    Apr 30, 2006
    5
    Just boring and not important. Buy "Black Market Music" instead "Meds".
  4. FredericoM
    Apr 4, 2006
    8
    Good all around cd.
  5. AliM
    Apr 6, 2006
    5
    Zzzzzzzzzzz. Sounds just like every other record Placebo have ever released - it sounds kinda catchy at first but wears thin very quickly.
  6. [Anonymous]
    Apr 6, 2006
    1
    Big transgressive work. Sad.
  7. ErnstS.L
    Apr 11, 2006
    6
    above average. just that.
  8. Matt
    Apr 11, 2006
    2
    Just a highly annoying CD. They have lost everything that made them a little interesting.
  9. suede
    Apr 10, 2006
    0
    meds is worst album of the 2006. all songs are boring. yeah, Infra-Red is good but other songs are so stupid.
  10. EricO
    Apr 24, 2006
    10
    Their best album.. "Follow the Cops Back Home" is an instant Placebo classic.
  11. vermindeathstack
    Apr 4, 2006
    7
    Good, but not their best.
  12. LanaBo-Bana
    Apr 4, 2006
    10
    amazing songs, beautiful lyrics....best i've heard.
  13. joris
    Apr 5, 2006
    5
    More of the same pathos, they made a boring formula out of themselves... and that's a pitty for a band that was once very good, now I can't even stand Brain's voice anymore, always drowned in those same guitarlayers+synth/sound... though on some songs like INFRA-RED or Song To Say Goodbye e.g. they still prove they can write some decent and exciting rocksongs
  14. sAND
    Apr 5, 2006
    10
    Absolutely wonderful effort to make a perfect album. Worth every penny.
  15. RobertJ
    Apr 6, 2006
    2
    actually it should be "oh, these guys are still together?/10". they need to add that option to the dropbox.
  16. SoupS
    Apr 7, 2006
    0
    I wish there was more to this band than their image. But all the bisexual-goffick-singing-about-gay-sex posturing in the world won't save a band who writes songs as utterly boring as this one.
  17. MarcoM
    Apr 8, 2006
    8
    Very addictive album, does not mesure up to their previous ones but this is not far from great.
  18. CianH
    Apr 8, 2006
    10
    This is by far Placebos best album. They have found the perfect blend between soft, heavy, slow and fast songs. The tracks come varied, after the fantastic opening track you get an instant Placebo classic, Infra-Red. Broken Promise and Follow The Cops Back Home slow the album down and both make for easy listening. Michael Stipe featuring on Broken Promise is a great addition. The two This is by far Placebos best album. They have found the perfect blend between soft, heavy, slow and fast songs. The tracks come varied, after the fantastic opening track you get an instant Placebo classic, Infra-Red. Broken Promise and Follow The Cops Back Home slow the album down and both make for easy listening. Michael Stipe featuring on Broken Promise is a great addition. The two singles are great tracks too and overall the album is very polished. This is Molko, Olsdal and Hewitt at their best. A must for all Placebo fans like me.… Expand
  19. MaskY
    Apr 9, 2006
    5
    their weakest album so far. I hope they split soon...
  20. AdrianoC
    May 10, 2006
    9
    It contains quite a few surprises, such as some epic songs. It's immediate and very catchy; maybe the best album Molko & co. have ever done.
  21. Massimo
    May 6, 2006
    7
    That'not bad!
  22. AndrewA
    Jun 3, 2006
    4
    Placebo's worst album so far. A bad version of Sleeping With Ghosts. It doesn't have the energy nor the beauty that characterized Placebo's earlier works
  23. Brian
    Apr 16, 2006
    8
    have to say that as a huge placebo fan i was very apprehensive about Meds and when i first took a listen to this, i was hoping for a really strong album, which was reminiscent of their earlier work. Although 'Meds' isn't quite what i expected, it is a wonderful album. It's so versatile,it has the up-tempo punky/goth pop numbers, the gut wrenching slower numbers, the have to say that as a huge placebo fan i was very apprehensive about Meds and when i first took a listen to this, i was hoping for a really strong album, which was reminiscent of their earlier work. Although 'Meds' isn't quite what i expected, it is a wonderful album. It's so versatile,it has the up-tempo punky/goth pop numbers, the gut wrenching slower numbers, the experimental tracks. Even the two collaborations work fantastically, when these things can often go horribly wrong. There is a real progression in Placebo's work, both lyrically, vocally and musically, and a more mature side of the band undoubtedly emerges in this album. It's also a real grower, and though is not their best work to date, is still a very worthy purchase when you consider some of the awful 'music' which is currently polluting our air-waves, Placebo really do have a timeless quality, and this album is probably one of their best critically received albums, much more so than SWG.... also really looking forward to hearing the tracks live. Standout tracks for me are Infra-red, Space Monkey, Follow The Cops Back Home, Post Blue, song to say goodbye and Because I Want You. Think they will be great at oxegen… Expand
  24. BenMc
    Apr 19, 2006
    8
    'Meds' 'Space Monkey' 'Follow the Cops Back Home' and 'Post Blue' are fantastic, most of the others are quite listenable, but I find first single 'Because I Want You' the only real disappointment here. Placebo fans will love it.
  25. DecepticonPom
    Apr 21, 2006
    6
    A bit of alright, I suppose. There will be much better and much worse albo's out this year. But finishing the albo with the lead single (Song To Say Goodbye) is a rare bold move.
  26. LJDee
    Apr 4, 2006
    9
    A very solid album and a good evolution from recent work. The first 6 songs are truly marvellous and respect the Placebo style... A must for Placebo fans and definately a good starter album for non-fans looking for a unique sound and superb guitars.
  27. borgy
    Apr 4, 2006
    10
    "Meds" is a fantastic Placebo album, it has the type of songs we've come to expect and love from Placebo "Infra-Red", "Because I Want You", "One Of A Kind" and the more new direction numbers such as "Song to Say Goodbye", "Follow The Cops Back Home", "Post Blue" (with it's completely awesome guitar riff) and "Pierrot The Clown". The lyrics are more straight forward and to the "Meds" is a fantastic Placebo album, it has the type of songs we've come to expect and love from Placebo "Infra-Red", "Because I Want You", "One Of A Kind" and the more new direction numbers such as "Song to Say Goodbye", "Follow The Cops Back Home", "Post Blue" (with it's completely awesome guitar riff) and "Pierrot The Clown". The lyrics are more straight forward and to the point this time around so you can't dig into the album expecting lyrical poetry like on "Without You Im Nothing" (an album that's always brought up every time Placebo release a new record and that's what the latest Placebo record out at the time is usually compared to.) these 2 albums are worlds apart as well as 8 years apart, so any comparisons are unfair now, because this is the sound of a new different Placebo. Chances are if you really liked "Sleeping With Ghosts" and got into them with that record (like I did) you'll like this album more, because believe it or not 5 albums into their career they show no signs of a "dry spell" and the band sounds more alive then they did on "Sleeping With Ghosts". So basically if I was to say 1 bad thing about this album, it would be the cover art looks horrible, well that blurred line does where the text is written, I think that takes away any artistic statement the album was trying to make, and sadly it ruins Placebo's great cover art run, it's about the music and that's the true, but with Placebo I've always felt it's been about the complete package cover art as well, but ah well, they are on fire with the music, so tiny things don't count... no disappointment here.… Expand
  28. jasonw
    May 15, 2006
    10
    Sensationally good songs - if the new Muse album is half as good, it'll be worth it.
  29. MilosF
    May 16, 2006
    9
    The best lyrics so far. Eventhough all the songs sound pretty much the same, Placebo managed to produce a post-modernistic novel starting from Meds and ending with Song to say goodbye. It
  30. JamalS
    May 2, 2006
    6
    A thoroughly uninspired album from a band that I try so hard to love. Buy their best of or Sleeping With Ghosts before touching this album.
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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Rolling Stone
    60
    Piles on near-emo levels of deep feelings over a plush bed of New Order synth beats and echoey atmospherics. [6 Apr 2006, p.69]
  2. NOW Magazine
    70
    Molko still manages to carry songs with his affected, nasal delivery as the band provides a steady backbone.
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  3. AllMusic
    70
    Meds is as bare and honest as Placebo has ever been.
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